Building and occupying Fort Clatsop — John Ordway: December 19, 1805
The morning was harsh, and the writer had fallen seriously ill the previous night. Despite his own poor condition, the rest of the men in the party were generally in good health. Several members of the Clatsop tribe, local Native Americans living near the expedition's winter quarters in the Pacific Northwest, came by the camp to visit the explorers during the day.
hard this morn8 I was taken verry unwell last night, the men
in general are in good health Several of the Clatsop Savages
came to visit us. &.C.
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Hard this morning. I was taken very unwell last night. The men in general are in good health. Several of the Clatsop natives came to visit us, etc.
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